MP3 Player, what do you...........
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MP3 Player, what do you...........
use? Is there anyone who has found hard drive based (Ipod video) not lasting as long as a flash player (nano) in the forever shaking atmosphere of a Harley? I am getting ready for a new MP3 and will eventually add it to the fairing CD/FM on my Road King. Any suggestions are appreciated.
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Mike
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Mike
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RE: MP3 Player, what do you...........
Hey there biddaddy, I use a Nano mounted on the fairing(rubber belt clip velcro'd onto the fairing-see pic). I can't imagine how a hard-drive based ipod could survive long with all the vibration. My Nano has been on 2 years now and has never failed. I would stick with a flash memory type for sure.
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RE: MP3 Player, what do you...........
Agreed, if your going to have it mounted on the fairing/bars stay away from a hard drive based player. I put my ipod the fairing pocket once for a trip and had to constantly reset it. I know keep it in the tourpack with a patch cable connecting it to the radio and a remote up front.
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I keep my 30 gig iPod in my pocket and just run the cord from my jacket to my stereo.
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RE: MP3 Player, what do you...........
Don't count out the HD mp3 player. Kinda pricey and it lacks in features. But it mounts rock solid, it's built like a tank and I think it looks good on the bike. I've had one for a few years now and have not had a single issue.
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RE: MP3 Player, what do you...........
If you are going to add the FM/CD anyway just make sure the player will play MP3s and just burn a CD. I get about 170 songs on a CD that will play around 10 hours without repeating a song.
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RE: MP3 Player, what do you...........
I have constant issues with my 60 gig Ipod photo which is hard drive based. I dont get out of the neighborhood and it locks up so I stopped using it. I have 15 gigs of music but only listen to about 200 songs while riding so I may switch to a nano or something else. I am tired of buying tons ofdifferent electronics for every application. I am looking into the new Iphone which comes out thisJune and has 8gb's of storage, gps, PDA, video, ipod and of course a phone.